butterfly
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I happened upon a small amount of paperwork accredited to a Naval officer, mainly the inter-war, second war period. On the face of it, nothing particularly exciting. Perhaps two things stand out, a framed photograph of a handsome Officer and some hand written notes relating to a claim for items lost during the sinking of a ship he was on. The majority of the other items are nondescript, but tie the pieces together, letters from brother etc....
However..... when one looks into the ship he was on the remarkable story unfolds........ Lt. Cdr. Arthur Oliver Watson was the most senior surviving officer of the sinking of the light cruiser HMS Dunedin. He was responsible for writing a report which reveals much more than the sinking of a ship......
http://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/watson-report/
When reading about the plight of the survivors, I immediately made the comparison to the well documented sinking of the USS Indianapolis; this is perhaps the Royal Navy's equivalent, so, why have I not heard of this before?
The log of U124 which sunk HMS Dunedin, is also revealing, she initially fired three torpedos at an inclination of 75 degrees (torpedo log), two of which struck the ship; running time for these torpedos was recorded at 5 minutes 37 seconds and 5 minutes 55 seconds respectively - which gives the overall run of the torpedos in excess of 5,000 meters, the very limit of the G7e's range. Thats over 3 miles, unbelievable!!! link-
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=u124 hms dunedin&f=false
Much more about the ship and crew can be found on the website dedicated to HMS Dunedin, from which the first link was taken ; http://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/
I now have reason to believe that the ferocious fish that attacked the survivors may have been the 'Cookie cutter shark', at least it appears to fit the description very well indeed. But from what I have seen recordings of attacks upon humans are almost non-existant - so perhaps I have also stumbled upon something else? - here is a link to the shark in question........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCbny4l-sXY and another link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...shark-attack-live-human-worry-scientists.html
I have ordered a copy of the book 'Blood in the Sea', which tells the story of HMS Dunedin, and will perhaps reveal more on this remarkable story.
I am sure there are many, many stories of heroic survival and each is remarkable in itself, however I felt compelled to share this one as I was captivated by it having never come across it before.
I hope you find it as fascinating as me.
regards Kev
However..... when one looks into the ship he was on the remarkable story unfolds........ Lt. Cdr. Arthur Oliver Watson was the most senior surviving officer of the sinking of the light cruiser HMS Dunedin. He was responsible for writing a report which reveals much more than the sinking of a ship......
http://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/watson-report/
When reading about the plight of the survivors, I immediately made the comparison to the well documented sinking of the USS Indianapolis; this is perhaps the Royal Navy's equivalent, so, why have I not heard of this before?
The log of U124 which sunk HMS Dunedin, is also revealing, she initially fired three torpedos at an inclination of 75 degrees (torpedo log), two of which struck the ship; running time for these torpedos was recorded at 5 minutes 37 seconds and 5 minutes 55 seconds respectively - which gives the overall run of the torpedos in excess of 5,000 meters, the very limit of the G7e's range. Thats over 3 miles, unbelievable!!! link-
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=u124 hms dunedin&f=false
Much more about the ship and crew can be found on the website dedicated to HMS Dunedin, from which the first link was taken ; http://www.hmsdunedin.co.uk/
I now have reason to believe that the ferocious fish that attacked the survivors may have been the 'Cookie cutter shark', at least it appears to fit the description very well indeed. But from what I have seen recordings of attacks upon humans are almost non-existant - so perhaps I have also stumbled upon something else? - here is a link to the shark in question........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCbny4l-sXY and another link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...shark-attack-live-human-worry-scientists.html
I have ordered a copy of the book 'Blood in the Sea', which tells the story of HMS Dunedin, and will perhaps reveal more on this remarkable story.
I am sure there are many, many stories of heroic survival and each is remarkable in itself, however I felt compelled to share this one as I was captivated by it having never come across it before.
I hope you find it as fascinating as me.
regards Kev
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